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V100R020C10

Server Hardware Specifications

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Issue 03
Date 2021-04-16

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About This Document

Purpose
This document describes the hardware configuration.

Intended Audience
This document is intended for:

● Network planning engineers

● Data configuration engineers
● System maintenance engineers

Symbol Conventions
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if not avoided, will result in death or serious
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if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate
injury.

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if not avoided, could result in equipment damage,
data loss, performance deterioration, or
unanticipated results.
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Change History
Issue Date Description

03 2021-04-16 This issue is the third official release.

02 2021-01-30 This issue is the second official release.

01 2020-10-28 This issue is the first official release.

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Contents

About This Document................................................................................................................ ii

1 Server Hardware Configurations for On-Premises Deployment ................................. 1
1.1 2288X V5 Server.......................................................................................................................................................................2

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1 Server Hardware Configurations for On-

Premises Deployment

In on-premises scenarios, the delivered server has been configured according to

the NCE requirements based on the network type, functional unit combination,
and network scale difference.

NOTE

If you use self-purchased software or software that does not meet Huawei requirements, or
fail to timely update the software by installing related patches published at Huawei official
website, the software lifecycle (EOM, EOFS, and EOS) may be shorter than the lifecycle
(EOM, EOFS, and EOS) of NCE. In this case, Huawei and its subsidiaries do not assume any
liability. For example, the software version mapping to NCE V100R020C10 is EulerOS 2.9.
You are advised to pay attention to the latest software version information at Huawei
official website and upgrade related software to the standard versions.

Configuration Principles
Plan hardware configurations under the following principles:
● Select an optimal resource usage solution based on the current network scale,
capacity expansion plan, and hardware cost.
● Select hardware configurations that match the current network scale or
higher. For example, the hardware configurations corresponding to the
network scale of 6000 or 15,000 equivalent NEs can be used to deploy NCE
that needs to manage 6000 equivalent NEs, but the hardware configurations
corresponding to the network scale of 6000 equivalent NEs cannot be used to
deploy NCE that needs to manage 15,000 equivalent NEs.
● If the DR system is deployed, configure the hardware of the primary and
secondary sites in the same way.
1.1 2288X V5 Server

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1.1 2288X V5 Server

Hardware Configurations for the 2288X V5 Server

Table 1-1 Hardware configurations for on-premises deployment in the physical

machine scenario
Hardware Model Requirements
Type

512 GB 2288X V5 ● CPUs: 2 x Xeon Gold 6238R (2.2 GHz, 28

server cores)
standard ● RAM: 16 x 32 GB DDR4
model
● Hard disks: 12 x 1200 GB HDD
● RAID controller card: 9460-8i (2 GB cache)
● NICs: 2 x 4 GE electrical ports + 2 x 2 10GE/
25GE optical ports

GE switch S5320 ● GE ports: 28

(compatible) ● 10GE ports: 4
● Version: V200R011C10

S5331 ● GE ports: 24
(compatible) ● 10GE ports: 4
● Version: V200R019C00

S5335 ● GE ports: 24
● 10GE ports: 4
● Version: V200R019C10

Table 1-2 Hardware configurations for on-premises deployment on virtual

machines
Hardware Model Requirements
Type

512 GB 2288X V5 ● CPUs: 2 x Xeon Gold 6238R (2.2 GHz, 28

server cores)
standard ● RAM: 16 x 32 GB DDR4
model
● Hard disks: 12 x 1200 GB HDD
● RAID controller card: 9460-8i (2 GB cache)
● NICs: 2 x 4 GE electrical ports + 2 x 2 10GE/
25GE optical ports

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Hardware Model Requirements

Type

512 GB 2288X V5 ● CPUs: 2 x Xeon Gold 6238R (2.2 GHz, 28

server cores)
advanced ● RAM: 16 x 32 GB DDR4
model
● Hard disks: 12 x 1800 GB HDD
● RAID controller card: 9460-8i (2 GB cache)
● NICs: 2 x 4 GE electrical ports + 2 x 2 10GE/
25GE optical ports

10GE switch CE6865 ● 10GE ports: 48

(compatible) ● 100GE ports: 8
● Version: V200R005C10

FM6865 ● 10GE ports: 48

● 100GE ports: 8
● Version: V200R019C10

Table 1-3 Hardware configurations for the arbitration site in a DR system

Hardware Model Requirements
Type

64 GB server 2288X V5 ● CPUs: 2 x Xeon Silver 4210 (2.2 GHz, 10

standard cores)
model ● RAM: 2 x 32 GB DDR4
● Hard disks: 2 x 1200 GB HDD
● RAID controller card: 9460-8i (2 GB cache)
● NICs: 2 x 4 GE electrical ports

2288X V5 Server Quantity

Table 1-4 2288X V5 server quantity in NCE Manager

Service Scenario Network Scale Hardware Server
Type Quantity

Manager < 30,000 equivalent 512 GB server 1

NEs standard
model

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Table 1-5 2288X V5 server quantity in NCE-FAN physical machine scenarios (only
supported by NCE-FAN)
Service Scenario Network Scale Hardware Server
Type Quantity

Manager+Controller < 30,000 equivalent 512 GB server 1

(physical machine) NEs standard
model

ODN Visualizer (1 < 1,000,000 512 GB server 1

million ONTs) subscribers standard
(physical machine) model

Table 1-6 2288X V5 server quantity in NCE-T

Service Scenario Network Scale Hardware Server
Type Quantity

Manager+Controller < 6000 equivalent 512 GB server 3

NEs standard
model

Manager+Controller 6000–15,000 512 GB server 3

equivalent NEs standard
model

Manager+Controller 15,000–30,000 512 GB server 5

equivalent NEs standard
model

Manager+Controller 30,000–50,000 512 GB server 7

equivalent NEs standard
model

Manager+Controller < 2000 equivalent 512 GB server 1

+Analyzer NEs standard
(without local model
protection)

Manager+Controller < 6000 equivalent 512 GB server 4

+Analyzer NEs standard
model

Manager+Controller 6000–15,000 512 GB server 4

+Analyzer equivalent NEs standard
model

Manager+Controller 15,000–30,000 512 GB server 6

+Analyzer equivalent NEs standard
model

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Service Scenario Network Scale Hardware Server

Type Quantity

Manager+Controller 30,000–50,000 512 GB server 10

+Analyzer equivalent NEs standard
model

Table 1-7 2288X V5 server quantity in NCE-IP

Service Scenario Network Scale Hardware Server

Type Quantity

Manager+Controller < 6000 equivalent NEs 512 GB server 4

(IP+MPLS network) standard
+Analyzer (basic model
analysis, flow
collection)

Manager+Analyzer < 6000 equivalent NEs 512 GB server 1

(physical machine) standard
model

Table 1-8 2288X V5 server quantity in NCE-FAN VM scenarios

Service Scenario Network Scale Hardware Server

Type Quantity

Manager < 15,000 equivalent 512 GB server 1

+Controller NEs standard
(without local model
protection)

Manager < 30,000 equivalent 512 GB server 3

+Controller NEs standard
model

Manager < 50,000 equivalent 512 GB server 4

+Controller NEs standard
model

Manager < 150,000 equivalent 512 GB server 9

+Controller NEs standard
NOTE model
Currently, only 100,000
equivalent NEs are
supported.
Home network < 100,000 subscribers 512 GB server 1
(without local advanced
protection) model

Home network < 1,000,000 512 GB server 4

subscribers advanced
model

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Service Scenario Network Scale Hardware Server

Type Quantity

Premium < 50,000 subscribers 512 GB server 1

broadband+Home advanced
network (without model
local protection)

Premium < 500,000 subscribers 512 GB server 3

broadband advanced
model

Premium < 1,000,000 512 GB server 6

broadband+Home subscribers advanced
network model

Table 1-9 2288X V5 server quantity in NCE-Super

Service Scenario Network Scale Hardware Server
Type Quantity

Private line < 15,000 physical NEs 512 GB server 3

provisioning standard
model

15,000–50,000 512 GB server 3

physical NEs standard
model

Private line < 15,000 physical NEs 512 GB server 3

provisioning + standard
Analyzer (private line model
assurance)
15,000–50,000 512 GB server 4
physical NEs standard
model

Table 1-10 2288X V5 server quantity in NCE

Service Scenario Network Scale Hardware Server
Type Quantity

NCE-IP+T (Manager < 6000 equivalent NEs 512 GB server 4

+Controller+Analyzer) standard model

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